AI and machine learning salary in Boston
39 AI and machine learning roles in Boston, from 29 employers and posted Oct 20–27, 2026, list a yearly salary range. The median bottom of those ranges is $155K and the median top is $220K. The middle half of the bottoms runs from $124K to $197K, and the middle half of the tops from $189K to $260K.
These are the ranges employers published in their own postings. They are not offers, not what people are paid and not a market average. Of the 47 AI and machine learning roles in Boston RoleWeek lists, 39 are counted here. Roles of every level are counted together and shown apart under By level. Data as of .
How the posted ranges spread
| Measure | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom of the posted range | $124K | $155K | $197K |
| Top of the posted range | $189K | $220K | $260K |
Not counted: 4 roles list no salary and 4 list pay by the hour. Pay by the hour, week or month is never converted or mixed with yearly ranges, and each page uses one currency.
By level
| Level | Roles | Bottom of range median, middle half | Top of range median, middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 13 | $150K $116K–$197K | $229K $202K–$246K |
Level is RoleWeek’s reading of each posting. A level with fewer than 10 roles that list a yearly range is left out.
Roles that list a yearly salary
Showing 24 of 39, newest first. Show all AI and machine learning roles in Boston that list a salary
Associate Director/Director, Inference Engineering
Lila SciencesCambridge, San Francisco$204K–$348K/yrLLMsvLLMNo account neededBacked by General CatalystSenior Lead AI Engineer - G&A Systems
KlaviyoBoston, San Francisco$180K–$270K/yrLLMsReact5+ yrsAI Engineer 4 (Gen AI Platform Services: Agentic AI)
Capital OneCambridge, San Francisco +3$197.3K–$245.6K/yrLLMsAWSSeniorDirector, AI
Manulife and John HancockBoston, Toronto$127.3K–$236.5K/yrLLMsAzure8+ yrsMLOps Architect
CognizantBoston, MAHybrid$155K–$170K/yrSnowflakeAzure8+ yrsPhysical and Spatial AI Engineer III
DeloitteBoston, Bellevue +39$116.2K–$229.1K/yrAnsibleLangChainSeniorWorkforce Strategy Head, Enterprise Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (DSAI)
NovartisCambridge, East Hanover$204.4K–$379.6K/yr2027 Future Talent Program - AI/ML Biomedical Imaging and Computational Pathology - Intern
MerckCambridge, MAHybrid$39.9K–$111.1K/yrPythonPyTorchAI and Trading Analytics Researcher, Officer, Onsite
State StreetCambridge, BostonHybrid$125K–$143.8K/yrPythonSQL1+ yrsDirector, Applied AI
InsuletActon, MAHybrid$204.3K–$306.4K/yrComputer VisionLLMs12+ yrsGuidewire AI Engineer Consultant, Senior Associate
PwCBoston, San Francisco +18$77K–$202K/yr3+ yrsFull-stack Engineer 4 - Machine Learning Experiences (MLX)
Capital OneCambridge, San Jose +4$197.3K–$245.6K/yrJavaScriptTypeScriptSeniorSenior Staff ML Engineer - Atlas Agents Team
Boston DynamicsWaltham, MA$180K–$220K/yrLLMsTypeScript5+ yrsSr Manager, Computer Vision Inference
Motorola SolutionsWaltham, More...Remote$220K–$250K/yr7+ yrsSr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant AI Architect - Financial Services Operations & Technology
BRGBoston, New York +2$158K–$210K/yrPythonRAG5+ yrsScientific AI Platform Expert, Disease Area X
NovartisCambridge$103.6K–$211.9K/yrPythonSQL3+ yrs2027 Future Talent Program - Data, AI, and Genome Sciences - Intern
MerckCambridge, MAHybrid$39.9K–$111.1K/yrPythonPyTorchStaff AI Platform Engineer
Form EnergySomerville, Berkeley +1Hybrid$128.7K–$185K/yrLLMsPostgreSQL7+ yrsBacked by SequoiaStaff Engineer, Research Informatics and AI
Superluminal MedicinesBoston, MA$191.4K–$219.2K/yrPythonDockerNo account needed5+ yrsApplied AI Solutions Analyst, Legal Practice Groups
MWEBoston, San Francisco +13Remote$93K–$169K/yrAzureLLMsPrincipal Engineer (AI + Dev Tooling)
ScribdBoston, Seattle +22Remote$167K–$316.5K/yrCI/CDSenior Machine Learning Platform Engineer
KlaviyoBoston, MA$148K–$222K/yrLLMsRay7+ yrsData and AI Architect Manager
AccentureBoston, Seattle +20$138.5K–$202.4K/yrAzureDatabricks7+ yrs
How these numbers are made
- Source: the yearly salary ranges employers publish in their own job postings, for roles RoleWeek lists as posted in the last 7 days. They are what employers advertise, not offers, not what people are paid, and not a market average. RoleWeek lists a share of all developer roles, and an employer decides whether to post a range at all.
- One role is one card: an opening listed for several places counts once on a page. A role listed in several cities counts on each city’s page.
- Bottom and top of each posted range are summarised separately: the median, and the 25th and 75th percentiles (half of the roles fall between them). A role that posts a single figure counts as both its bottom and its top.
- Yearly ranges only, in one currency per page: CA$ for the Canadian cities, $ for US cities and remote roles. Pay by the hour, day, week or month is never converted or mixed in.
- A page exists only when 15 or more roles list a yearly range; a level gets a row at 10. The numbers are rebuilt every day from the roles posted in the last 7 days.
The roles themselves: AI and machine learning jobs in Boston (47 posted in the last 7 days). Every city and role type: developer salary ranges by city.